phpMyAdmin db_create.php SQL injection
| phpmyadmin-dbcreate-sql-injection (38403) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
phpMyAdmin is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote authenticated attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the db_create.php script using the db parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of phpMyAdmin (2.11.2.1 or later), available from the phpMyAdmin Web site. See References.
References:
- phpMyAdmin security announcement PMASA-2007-7: XSS vulnerabilities.
- phpMyAdmin Web site: phpMyAdmin.
- The DigiTrust Group Advisory #071108a: phpMyAdmin "db_create.php" persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- BID-26512: phpMyAdmin DB_Create.PHP Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-5976: SQL injection vulnerability in db_create.php in phpMyAdmin before 2.11.2.1 allows remote authenticated users with CREATE DATABASE privileges to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the db parameter.
- MDKSA-2007:229: Updated phpMyAdmin packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- SA27630: phpMyAdmin Database Name SQL Injection and Script Insertion
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3824: phpMyAdmin Database Name SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting
Platforms Affected:
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin prior to 2.11.2.1
Reported:
Nov 09, 2007
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